Person succeeding on death of another (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEIR Person succeeding on death of another (4) (4)
7% FLUKED Succeeded accidentally (6) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 16, 2026
7% IMAGE Person or thing resembling another (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jul 23, 2026
7% SWEETIE Endearing person succeeded with Eastern European couple (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 1, 2026
7% DEMISES Deaths (7) Commuter Jun 19, 2026
7% NEXT Succeeding (4) LA Times Daily May 1, 2026
6% POE "The Masque of the Red Death" author (3) New York Times Midi Aug 16, 2026
6% ASS Another word for "donkey" (3)
6% AFATE ____ worse than death (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 14, 2026
6% REIGN Abdicate, not having succeeded in this? (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 11, 2026
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